Azerbaijan: Imprisoned writer Rashad Ramazanov ends hunger strike
Writer and blogger Rashad Ramazanov is on hunger strike and in poor health. He is one of several Azerbaijani prisoners, activists, and opposition figures who have been on hunger… More
DARE: Government Confirms It Has Detained as a Witness a Journalist Who Works in Iran
Government confirms that it has detained Marzieh Hashemi, U.S. citizen and journalist for Iran's Press TV, as a witness. BuzzFeed stands by report that... More
DARE: Trump Wants the Networks to Carry His Speech Live. They Should Look at These Charts of His Lies.
President Trump prepares to make a speech this evening about the southern U.S. border, a subject on which his falsehoods and dishonesty have escalated... More
DARE: Secret Campaign to Use Russian-Inspired Tactics in 2017 Ala. Election Stirs Anxiety for Democrats
Revelations that Russian-inspired disinformation tactics were used as part of the 2017 Alabama senatorial election surface, leaving Democratic operatives... More
New Charges Against Azerbaijani Blogger Mehman Huseynov, Now on Hunger Strike, A Cruel Punishment for Investigative Journalism
"The escalation of legal harassment against Mehman Huseynov—over the holiday period, and just months before his release—is an inhumane step that perfectly embodies the calculated crackdown against dissenting voices… More
Azerbaijan: Rights Groups Demand the Release of Journalist Mehman Huseynov
Joint Statement As World Press Freedom Day is celebrated across the globe on May 3, we, the undersigned organizations, cannot forget the untenable price journalists pay for government criticism in… More
Azerbaijan: Rights Groups Demand Justice for Tortured Journalist Mehman Huseynov
Joint Statement by Sport for Rights Coalition Azerbaijan: Rights Groups Demand Justice for Tortured Journalist Mehman Huseynov The undersigned organizations strongly condemn the abduction and torture of Azerbaijani journalist Mehman Huseynov and… More
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